Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Obituaries on April 2nd, 2014
Eugene Henry Langenkamp, 79, Yorkshire, passed away at 7 a.m. on April 1, 2014, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. [More]
Evelyn Louise Price, 91, rural Mendon, died at 3:07 a.m. April 1, 2014, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home, Van Wert. [More]
Doris Marie Sites, 80, of Rockford, died at 12:55 a.m. April 1, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Jill Shepherd-Robinson, 52, St. Marys, died March 28, 2014, at her residence. [More]
Stories on April 2nd, 2014
More than $11M coming to Mercer, Auglaize counties
More than $11 million for projects in Auglaize and Mercer counties was included in the state capital budget signed into law Tuesday by Gov. John Kasich.
CELINA - The Mercer County Fairgrounds is fast on its way to becoming a year-round venue, fair board manager Cara Muhlenkamp told the Celina Rotary Club on Tuesday. [More]
MINSTER - Illegal trash dumping has become a hefty problem in town.
Village council members Tuesday night discussed the dumping of trash at local homes by out-of-town residents.
Council members learn new owners plan improvements
ROCKFORD - Rockford Carry Out has been sold and will be expanded into a full-size restaurant.
The village establishment, located at 156 S. Main St.
CELINA - The inaugural Wining About Winter event last month was a success, Kim Nation told members of the Celina Merchants Association Tuesday.
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ST. MARYS - A 62-year-old St. Marys man on Monday was sentenced to more than 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting children [More]
Trustees cite winter expenses, state cuts
CELINA - Township trustees downsized this summer's paving plans due to costly winter expenses and ongoing state funding cuts.
The projects recently
MINSTER - An 18-year-old Maria Stein man is being held on a $500,000 bond for charges related to a local home invasion Feb. 26.
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Family business has century of customer service
MARIA STEIN - Family ties have kept Leugers Insurance Agency in business for a century and current employees hope to keep that legacy alive.
"The p
CELINA - Dr. Jerry Boley brought his heart practice to where his home is.
Boley, board certified in internal medicine and cardiology, recently opened Cardio Terra on Monroe Road, west of Celina. The practice is named after his two loves - heart care and earth.
Leugers' relief effort gives Marion Local its first win
CELINA - Marion Local's Duane Leugers and Celina's Andy Sneddon did their parts for their respective teams.
Leugers (6 2/3 innings) and Sneddon (5 innings) each gave up just a pair of hits in their time on the mounds.
Tuesday's Local Sports Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Colin Foster
Parkway had a strong showing as the Panthers won both the boys' and girls' portion of a four-team track meet at the Parkway track on Tuesday.
MINSTER - With nine starters returning this spring to the lineup card for the Minster Wildcats, head softball coach Scott Robinson holds lofty expectations as the season got underway Tuesday at Four Seasons Park in Minster. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway's Sierra Fent didn't need much help hitting the ball, even though the wind was blowing out at the Panthers' softball diamond on Tuesday afternoon.
Local pictures on April 2nd, 2014